Which Free 5-Star Character To Choose In Genshin Impact Anniversary

• Short field time, perfect for quick-swap team
• Excellent with Electro characters
• Elemental Burst has low Energy and cooldown

• Need aiming to maximize his DPS
• Weak without Quicken
• Charged Attack level 2 is dependent on Elemental Skill to cast quickly

Tighnari’s Charged Attack CRIT Rate is increased by 15%.

Low

When there are opponents within the Vijnana-Khanda Field created by Elemental Skill, Tighnari gains 20% Dendro DMG Bonus. The effect will last up to 6s if the field’s duration ends or if it no longer has opponents within it.

Medium

When Elemental Burst is unleashed, all nearby party members gain 60 Elemental Mastery for 8s. If the Elemental Burst triggers a Burning, Bloom, Aggravate, or Spread reaction, their Elemental Mastery will be further increased by 60. This latter case will also refresh the buff state’s duration.

High

Wreath Arrow‘s charging time is decreased by 0.9s, and will produce 1 additional Clusterbloom Arrow upon hit. This arrow deals 150% of Tighnari’s ATK as DMG.

Priority

• Has one of the best buffs in the game
• Hydro is a great Element as it works with Vaporize, Freeze, and Bloom
• Elemental Skill can taunt enemies
• Elemental Burst has a medium cost of 60
• Can sprint on water, giving her extra exploration value

• Elemental Burst buff isn’t effective against small enemies
• Elemental Skill has a small range

When any of your own party members hits an opponent affected by an Omen, the effects of Hydro-related Elemental Reactions are enhanced for 8s. Electro-Charged DMG increases by 15%, Vaporize DMG increases by 15%, Hydro Swirl DMG increases by 15%, and Frozen duration is extended by 15%.

Priority

When a Normal Attack hits, there is a 20% chance that it will be automatically followed by a Charged Attack. This effect can only occur once every 5s.

Medium

When any party member attacks an opponent affected by an Omen, their CRIT Rate is increased by 15%.

High

Upon entering Illusory Torrent, Mona gains a 60% increase to the DMG of her next Charged Attack per second of movement. A maximum DMG Bonus of 180% can be achieved in this manner. The effect lasts for no more than 8s.

Medium

• Can yeet enemies (and even co-op mate)
• Reliable healer who can also cleanse Elemental debuff
• Work in fun team comps like the Sunfire
• Grant a decent number of Elemental Particles, especially with Sacrificial weapon in Genshin Impact
• Works well with Viridescent Venerer

• Elemental Burst has a high cost of 80 Energy
• Yeeting needs practice and is tough to do on mobile devices

Increases the pulling speed of Gale Blade after holding for more than 1s, and increases the DMG dealt by 40%.

Medium

When Jean picks up an Elemental Orb/Particle, all party members have their Movement SPD and ATK SPD increased by 15% for 15s.

Priority

Within the Field created by Dandelion Breeze, all opponents have their Anemo RES decreased by 40%.

Priority

Incoming DMG is decreased by 35% within the Field created by Dandelion Breeze. Upon leaving the Dandelion Field, this effect lasts for 3 attacks or 10s.

Medium

• Straightforward kit and easy to play
• Works with a lot of 4-star characters
• Built-in healing while also working as an on-field unit
• Being a Swirl DPS means she’s easy to build. Players will need to max her level and build her on Elemental Mastery. Energy Recharge is also good

• Limited to the Swirl reaction
• Mizuki only floats around, which may be boring for some players, and also remove synergy with powerful sub-DPS like Xingqiu and Yelan
• Her Anemo DMG is not frequent enough to be a reliable Swirl DPS
• Improving Mizuki can only be done by getting her Constellation

When Yumemizuki Mizuki is in the Dreamdrifter state, she will continuously apply the “Twenty-Three Nights’ Awaiting” effect to nearby opponents for 3s every 3.5s. When an opponent is affected by Anemo DMG-triggered Swirl reactions while the aforementioned effect is active, the effect will be canceled and this Swirl instance has its DMG against this opponent increased by 1,100% of Mizuki’s Elemental Mastery.

Medium

When Yumemizuki Mizuki enters the Dreamdrifter state, every Elemental Mastery point she has will increase all nearby party members’ Pyro, Hydro, Cryo, and Electro DMG Bonuses by 0.04% until the Dreamdrifter state ends.

High

Picking up a Yumemi Style Special Snack from the Elemental Burst Anraku Secret Spring Therapy will both deal DMG and heal, and will restore 5 Energy to Yumemizuki Mizuki. Energy can be restored this way 4 times per Anraku Secret Spring Therapy duration.

Medium

While Yumemizuki Mizuki is in the Dreamdrifter state, Swirl DMG dealt by nearby party members can Crit, with CRIT Rate fixed at 30%, and CRIT DMG fixed at 100%.

Priority

• Works well with Quicken and Hyperbloom
• Elemental Burst only needs 40 Energy
• Reliable on-field DPS
• High mobility, fun for exploration

• Outshined by premium 5-star
• Underwhelming DPS on non-reaction pure Electro or Physical build
• Electro Infusion can be overridden
• Constellations don’t make her significantly stronger

Recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present causes Keqing to deal 50% of her ATK as AoE Electro DMG at the start point and terminus of her Blink.

Negligible

When Keqing’s Normal and Charged Attacks hit opponents affected by Electro, they have a 50% chance of producing an Elemental Particle. This effect can only occur once every 5s.

Negligible

For 10s after Keqing triggers an Electro-related Elemental Reaction, her ATK is increased by 25%.

Medium

When initiating a Normal Attack, a Charged Attack, Elemental Skill, or Elemental Burst, Keqing gains a 6% Electro DMG Bonus for 8s. Effects triggered by Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts are considered independent entities.

Medium

• Reliable Pyro DPS
• Low-Energy Elemental Burst (40 Energy)
• Elemental Skill has no internal cooldown, allowing a succession of Vaporize or Melt if paired with the right enabler

• Outperformed by other Pyro DPS in Genshin Impact like Hu Tao and
  Arlecchino

Diluc deals 15% more DMG to opponents whose HP is above 50%.

Medium

When Diluc takes DMG, his ATK increases by 10%, and his ATK SPD increases by 5%. Lasts for 10s. This effect can stack up to 3 times and can only occur once every 1.5s.

Medium

Casting Elemental Skill in rhythm greatly increases damage dealt. 2s after casting Searing Onslaught, casting the next Searing Onslaught in the combo deals 40% additional DMG. This effect lasts for 2s.

High

After casting Searing Onslaught, the next 2 Normal Attacks within the next 6s will have their DMG and ATK SPD increased by 30%. Additionally, Searing Onslaught will not interrupt the Normal Attack combo.

Priority

• Elemental Burst needs 80 Energy
• Can’t produce Energy herself
• There are simpler 4-star Cryo healers, like
  Diona
  and
  Charlotte
  in Genshin Impact
• Only her C6 is unique, but even then, team-wide revival is extremely rare to utilize

When the Herald of Frost hits an opponent marked by a Fortune-Preserving Talisman, Qiqi regenerates 2 Energy.

Medium

Qiqi’s Normal and Charge Attack DMG against opponents affected by Cryo is increased by 15%.

Low

Targets marked by the Fortune-Preserving Talisman have their ATK decreased by 20%.

Low

Using Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune revives all fallen party members nearby and regenerates 50% of their HP. This effect can only occur once every 15 minutes.

Priority

• Decent Pyro application through her Elemental Skill
• Great damage mitigation
• Self-sustaining healing

• Elemental Burst has low damage and doesn’t synergize with characters like
  Xingqiu
  ,
  Yelan
  , and
  Beidou
  . You practically don’t want to waste time casting her Burst
• Resistance to interruption bonus is too short to be relevant
• Sustain ability is overshadowed by
  Zhongli
  , and Pyro enabling is far worse than Xiangling in Genshin Impact

Dehya’s Max HP is increased by 20%, and she deals bonus DMG based on her Max HP when using the following attacks:

• Molten Inferno’s DMG will be increased by 3.6% of her Max HP.
• Leonine Bite’s DMG will be increased by 6% of her Max HP.

High

When Dehya uses Molten Inferno: Ranging Flame, the duration of the recreated Fiery Sanctum field will be increased by 6s. Additionally, when a Fiery Sanctum exists on the field, DMG dealt by its next coordinated attack will be increased by 50% when active character(s) within the Fiery Sanctum field are attacked.

Priority

When Flame-Mane’s Fist and Incineration Drive attacks unleashed during Leonine Bite hit opponents, they will restore 1.5 Energy for Dehya and 2.5% of her Max HP. This effect can be triggered once every 0.2s.

Low

The CRIT Rate of Leonine Bite is increased by 10%. Additionally, after a Flame-Mane’s Fist attack hits an opponent and deals CRIT Hits during a single Blazing Lioness state, it will cause the CRIT DMG of Leonine Bite to increase by 15% for the rest of Blazing Lioness’s duration and extend that duration by 0.5s. This effect can be triggered every 0.2s. The duration can be extended for a maximum of 2s and CRIT DMG can be increased by a maximum of 60% this way.

Medium